I was directed and commanded by another power. The power of darkness. The power that you've heard so much about. The power that a lot of people don't believe exists. The power of the Devil. Satan.

I thank God for Elvis Presley. I thank the Lord for sending Elvis to open the door so I could walk down the road.

And I'd like to give my love to everybody, and let them know that the grass may look greener on the other side, but believe me, it's just as hard to cut.

I got fame and fortune, and I lost my sense of reasoning.

I try to be a guide for people, to make their darkness bright and to make the pathway light, and never to condemn or control or criticize.

Rock 'n' roll offered me a platform to speak what I felt. It also offered me a platform to support my mama and my brothers and sisters - twelve children.

That's what Tina Turner did, too - sang blues up-tempo - and they called it rock 'n' roll.